First United Methodist Church of Evanston, IL

History, Roots, & Rearview Mirror
2025-11-23 09:15 - 10:15 (America/Chicago) | Conference Room
History, Roots and a Rearview Mirror will use insight and discussion to understand our roots and history to have a rearview mirror of our story. The class will begin with a two-week unit on First Church history; followed by a four-week unit on church history under Constantine; a two-week unit on history of human sexuality in the UMC; a two-week unit on the history of race and racism in the UMC; and finish the year on Advent with the Wesleys.
Realm Registration Event.

New Member Sunday Walk Through
2025-11-23 09:30 - 10:10 (America/Chicago) | Tittle Chapel
Inquirers and First Friends gather before worship on New Member Sunday to review and walk through the liturgy.

New Member Sunday
2025-11-23 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)

Worship in the Sanctuary
2025-11-23 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Sanctuary
Please find up to date information about this Sunday here.

Church Offering Counting
2025-11-23 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Conference Room

Stewardship Meeting
2025-11-23 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)

Faith Around The Table
2025-11-23 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Are you hungry for meaningful conversation and deeper connection with your First Church community? Do you like to eat food? Then this group is for you! One Sunday a month from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, each group of 8 people gathers for a potluck meal and discusses a topic relating to faith and spiritual formation. Group members commit to meeting for six months. We’ve identified group leaders who will lead each group and host the first meeting with potential for others to host subsequent gatherings or use church space. Groups will launch in November. Come be a part of what others in the church have found to be deeply meaningful and nourishing!

Please email Andrew Schumacher (andrew.r.schumacher@gmail.com) for more info and to sign up.

Young Adult Potluck
2025-11-23 17:30 - 19:30 UTC
Calling all Young Adults! Join us for our Potlucks every other week at 5:30pm. Feel free to bring your favorite side item or dessert! Contact Sydney Harkrider at sydney@faithatfirst.com for the location!

Coffee, Conversation, and Friends
2025-11-26 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
This group of women “of a certain age” meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 am. We meet at Le Peep in Evanston for informal conversations on a wide variety of topics: books, the news, restaurants, grandchildren, and places to visit. No matter what’s on the table, we are all ears. Come join the conversation and make some new friends.

Collaborate, Connect, Care Staff Meeting
2025-11-26 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Room

Membership Committee Meeting
2025-11-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall
The Membership Committee meets monthly to discuss ideas and work on strategies to encourage member and visitor engagement in First Church worship, programs, and other opportunities. Please address any questions about this committee and its work to Lynelle Diener, Chair.

Chancel Choir Rehearsal
2025-11-30 09:30 - 10:15 (America/Chicago) | Choir Room
Adults and high school youth rehearse music for worship in the Chancel at the front of the Sanctuary. No audition required. Email Dr. Brian Schoettler for more information.

Testing the OWL
2025-12-01 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)

Soup Kitchen Leadership
2025-12-01 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Contemplative Practices Group
2025-12-01 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Advent Contemplative Practices Group on Zoom:
In the 1960s, the well-known Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, brought contemplative practice out of the cloister into the realm of ordinary people. In the 1970s, Father Thomas Keating developed a form of contemplative practice called centering prayer; and John Main, a Benedictine monk, advocated a practice of contemplative meditation.
We will be utilizing the small group format for contemplative practice outlined in the book “Where Two or Three Are Gathered” by Rev. Daniel Prechtel with an emphasis on lectio (reading), meditatio (meditation), oratio (prayer), and contemplatio (contemplation).
The contemplative practice group will meet on Mondays, December 1st – December 22nd during Advent from 10:30am-11:30am on Zoom and will be facilitated by Glynis Doyle.
If you have any questions, would like to receive an outline of the format of the class, or would like to register, you can contact Glynis at dleedoyle@gmail.com.

First Wednesday Potluck & Christmas Movie Night
2025-12-03 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall
Bring a side or dessert to share and join your church family for pizza and a movie at this special extended “movie night” edition of First Wednesday Potluck!

RSVP here!

Bundled Blessing Packing with FUMC Men's Group
2025-12-03 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)

Board of Trustees meeting
2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Conference Room
Reserving the Conference Room on 9/4, 11/6, 4/9, & 6/4.
The other meetings will be via Zoom.

Skokie Library Diaper Packing
2025-12-05 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago)

Diaper Bank
2025-12-06 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)

Congregational Care Meeting
2025-12-07 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)

Congregational Care Christmas Bag
2025-12-07 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)

Covenant Hike Group
2025-12-07 14:00 - 15:15 (America/Chicago)
The Covenant Hike Group invites all who have a wonder of the natural world to share nature immersion with each other through 3 seasons while experiencing the presence of God. The format is simple. We begin with a brief reading (scripture or poem), hike along while sharing joys and concerns, and appreciate 5 minutes of silence at mid-point. Each hike concludes with an optional, brief time of sharing about our experiences on the hike, closing prayer, and a cool or hot drink. All ages are welcome.

Each month we will meet at a designated location at 2 p.m., hiking various paths in our area for about an hour at a comfortable pace for everyone. The group will meet each first Sunday from October through May, and participants may join in as schedules allow.

Facilitator: Jim Johnson. Contact Jim at jjohnso@luc.edu with any questions and to be placed on the distribution list.

Piano Tunings
2025-12-09 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Sanctuary ;Glenna Hall ;Dining Hall
Heat on. No work or cleaning during this visit

Coffee, Conversation, and Friends
2025-12-10 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
This group of women “of a certain age” meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Year round we gather at LePeep in Evanston for informal conversations on a wide variety of topics: books, the news, restaurants, grandchildren, and places to visit. No matter what’s on the table, we are all ears. Come join the conversation and make some new friends.

Advent Luncheon
2025-12-10 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Dining room and sanctuary
Advent Lunch – On Wednesday, December 10, at 11 am First Church members (and inquirers!) are invited to come together to celebrate Advent with festive music and lunch.
RSVP: here

Pop Up Soup Kitchen with Soul & Smoke
2025-12-12 14:45 - 17:45 (America/Chicago) | Kitchen ;Fountain Foyer ;Dining Hall

Soup kitchen/ Rethink Food/ IAE
2025-12-12 16:15 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Pageant Dress Rehearsal
2025-12-13 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | sanctuary and glenna hall
A required dress rehearsal for children (Pre-K through Grade 6) involved in the pageant on Dec. 14. This is a closed rehearsal only open to immediate family.
